Double finger pizz technique (Right hand) DB FORUM THREAD

Just did a lesson with an auditioning student this weekend, and during the course of the lesson we were going over many of the various types of pizz stokes that we have seen various players do. Along the way, we talked about "double finger" pizz technique, as in one finger stacked on top of another in the right hand (i.e. - how Ron Carter sometimes puts the middle finger on top of the index while plucking with the index); I mentioned that I also sometimes see players do it the other way, with the index finger stacked on top of the middle finger while the middle finger plucks. The student just emailed me letting me know that he is enjoying experimenting with this technique and asking if I had any specific names of players doing this or links to videos of this style of pizz playing. Nothing comes immediately to mind, so I thought I'd ask the peanut gallery about this.

The way my hand is built - with the middle finger being much longer than the index - I never use the technique in the picture on the left because it's awkward (hard to hit with the index without the tip of the middle finger also touching the string as well). I sometimes use the technique on the right because the fingers fit together better. I don't really notice any difference in sound, but it does have a slightly different feel and helps me connect the finger more directly to the arm since when those fingers are put together as one there's no temptation to try to "wiggle" that finger; the connection to the bigger mechanism is built in and inevitable in that position.